[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63412-63413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17225]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE164]


Endangered Species; File No. 28148

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 
Office, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 (Jamie 
Marchetti, Responsible Party), has applied in due form for a permit to 
take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and 
olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 4, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the 
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species 
home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 
28148 from the list of available applications. These documents are also 
available upon written request via email to [email protected].
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 28148 in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request via email to [email protected]. The request 
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application 
would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, Ph.D., or Malcolm Mohead, 
(301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C.

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1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and 
exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    The applicant proposes to assess post-hooking survival, movements, 
and ecology, provide critical life history information, and genetic 
information to aid in the development of methods to reduce sea turtles 
interactions with fishing gear. The applicant proposes to conduct 
research on sea turtles bycaught in three longline Pacific fisheries 
(Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery, Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery, 
and American Samoa Longline Fishery). Turtles may be flipper tagged, 
skin biopsied, satellite tagged (epoxy attachment), measured, and 
photographed/videoed prior to release. Biological samples may be 
imported from the high seas. The applicant may conduct research on the 
number of turtles authorized to be incidentally taken in each fishery. 
The permit would be valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.

    Dated: July 30, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-17225 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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